Garment hanger



Jan. 26,1926. 1,571,087

J. w. BODKER I GARMENT HANGER Fled June 24, 1925 art mante Patented Jan.26, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN W. BODKER, OF lONCI-IATOULA, LOUISIANA.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed June 24, 1925. Serial No. 89,334.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BODKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ponchatoula, in the parish of-Tangipahoa and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gan mentHangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment hangers and one object of theinvention is to provide a garment hanger formed of adjustable sectionscapable of being extended to fit the garment to be suspended and whichmay be retracted into a compact mass and conveniently placed in a suitcase or drawerwhen not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger formedfrom strands of wire so connected that the sections will be well bracedand prevented from having transverse movement when extended orretracted.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view showing the hanger in the extendedposition for use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the hanger in the folded or retractedposition;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The garment hanger includes a body portion formed of sections which areindicated in general by the numerals 1 and 2 and suspending means whichis indicated in general by the numeral 3. The sections 1 and 2 whichform the body portion of the garment hanger are of duplicateconstruction and each is formed from a strand of resilient wire which isbent intermediate its length to provide a bridge portion 4 from whichextends a hook 5 formed by doubling the portion of the wire from whichthe bridge is formed and then bending this doubled portion of the wireinto a book. These hooks can be conveniently used for suspending a skirtor other garment. Arms 6 and 7 extend from the bridge portion 4 of eachsection, and these arms 6 and 7 have their inner free end portionscrossed, as shown at 8 in Fig. 3, and terminate in outwardly bent endportions 9 which are bent back upon themselves to provide elongated eyes10. The arms of the sections 1 and 2 extend in longitudinal overlappingrelation to each other with the arms of the section 2 disposed over thearms of the section 1 and the eyes 10 slidably receive the arms so thatthe arms will be permitted to readily slide longitudinally of each otherbut will be prevented from having movement transversely of each other.It will be noted from an inspection of Fig. 3 that the arm 6 of thesection 1 and. the arm 7 of the section 2 extend between the arm 6 ofthe section 2 and the arm 7 of the section 1 and across the same indiagonal relation thereto between the eyes 10 of the two sections.Therefore, the intermediate portion of the garment 7 hanger will be veryfirmly braced. This construction also serves to cause the extendedsections to be braced against downward movement so that the hanger willsupport a heavy garment, such as an overcoat or 7 the like, withoutbeing readily bent out of shape.

The suspending means 3 includes a hook 11 which is formed from a strandof wire which has one end portion bent to provide 8 a support-engagingbill 12 and its other end portion bent to provide an eye or loop 13.Links 14 are carried by the hook and extend in depending relationthereto. Each link 14 is also formed of a strand of wire, the saidstrand being bent intermediate its length to provide an eve 15 anddepending arms 16. The arms 16 extend downwardly in diverging relationto each other transversely of the body portiru and have their endportions formed into eyes 17 which fit loosely into the eyes 10. Sincethe eyes 15 have loose engagement with the eye or loop 13 of the hook 11and the eyes 17 have loose fitting engagement with the eyes 10, thelinks 14 will be free to move towards and away from each otherlongitudinally of the body an d theretore,

the sections of thebody may be readily moved longitudinally at eachother into 1 and out of a retracted position. hen the sections of thebody are in the retracted position shown in Fig. 3, the hook may beswung downwardly so that its bill 12 extends between the arms 16 of oneof the links 1 1-. hen in this position, the hook will be so disposedthat it will be out of the way and not liable to catch in clothing orother articles packed in a suit case. lVhen it is desired to make use oftne garment hanger, it is merely necessary to swing the hook upwardlyand hold it by the'bi'll with one hand and then loosely grasp the bodyportion between the links 14 with the other hand. The hook can then bedrawn upwardly and as it is moved away from the body portion the linkswill be swung toward each other longitudinally of the body andthe twosections of the body will be caused to move towards an extendedposition. If it is found that the sections of the body are not extendeda suiiicient distance, it is merely necessary to grasp the linksadjacent their lower ends and press them towards each other and thiswill cause the sections of the body to be extended their full extent.When the hanger is to be folded, the links are grasped near their lowerends and moved away from each other. This will cause the sections of thebodyto be moved to the retracted position and the bill of the hook canbe easily swungdownwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2. There has,therefore, been provided a garment hanger which canbe entirely formedfrom strands of wire and will be'strong and durable and very easy tomove intoand out of a position for use.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a body portion formed of separatesections each having longitudinally extending .arms crossed adjacenttheir inner ends :and terminating in .eyes slidably:securingthe arms ofthe other section to .movably'connect the sections in overlappingrelation and permit longitudinal adjustment thereof, and suspendingmeans disposed between and connected with the inner ends of saidsections.

2. A garment hanger comprising a body portion formed of separatesections each having longitudinally extending arms crossed adjacenttheir inner ends and terminating in eves slidably securing the arms ofthe other section to movably connect the sections in overlappingrelation and permit longitudinal adjustment thereof, a supportengagingmember, and links loosely connected with said support-engaging memberand having depending arms loosely engaged in the eyes at the inner endsof said sections.

-3. .Agarment hanger-comprising a body portion formed of separatesections each having longitudinally extending arms crossed adjacenttheir inner ends and tor minating in eyes slidably securing the arms ofthe other section to movably connect the sections in overlappingrelation and permit longitudinal adjustment thereof, a suppor engagingmember formed as a hook provided with an eye at its lower end, and linksloosely mounted in the eye of said hook and extending downwardlytherefrom in diverging relation to each other l0ngitudinally of the bodyportion, each link having depending arms extending downwardly indiverging relation to each other transversely of the body portion, andthe arms of said links terminating at their lower ends in eyes looselyengaged with the eyes at-the inner ends of said sections.

A. garment hangercomprising a body portion formed of separate sectionsand each of said sections being formed of a strand of resilient wirebent to provide a bridge at the outer end of the section and armsextending from said bridge, the arms of one section ei tending inoverlapping relation to the arms of the other section and each sectionhaving its arms crossed and at their free ends terminating in eyesslidably engaged with the arms of the other section between their pointof crossing and the bridge connecting their outer ends, andsuspendingmeans disposed above the overlapped portions of said sections andengaged with eyes at the inner ends of said arms.

5. A garment hanger .comprisinga body portion formed of separatesections and each of said sections being formed of a strand of resilientwire bent to provide a bridge at the outer end of the section and armsextending from saidhridtre, the arms of one section extending; inoverlappingrelation to the arms of the other section and each sectionhaving its arms crossed and at their freeends terminating in eyesslidably engaged with the arms of the other section between their pointof crossing and the .bridgeconneoting their outer ends, suspending meansdisposed above theov-erlapp'ed portions of said'sections and includinga.support-engaging element provided with an eve-at its lower end. andlinks loosely mountedin the eye of said support-engaging element andextending downwardly therefrom in diverging .:rela tion longitudinallyof the sections andlooselv'engaged in theneyes at the innerends of thearms of said sections.

.6. A garmenthanger comprising a body portion formed of separatesections and each of said sections being formed of a strand of resilientwire bent to provideabridge at the outer end of the section and armsextending from said bridge, the arms of one section extending inoverlapping relation to the arms of the other section and eaclvsectionhaving .its arms crossed and :at their free ends termlnatmg 1n eyesslidably engaged with the arms of the other section between their pointof crossing and the bridge connecting their outer ends, suspending meansdisposed above the overlapped portions of said sections and including asupport-engaging element provided with an eye at its lower end, andlinks loosely mounted in the eye of said support-engaging element andextending downwardly therefrom in diverging relation longitudinally ofthe sections and each including arms diverging transversely of thesections and terminating in eyes at their lower ends loosely engaged inthe eyes at the inner ends of the arms of said sections;

In testimony whereof I affix my signature JOHN W. BODKER. 11.3.

